PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maxi Hernandez (ranked 2316 p4p, 3101 weight class) and Crazy Horse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hernandez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Machete. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hernandez
vs
Horse

181 cm
28
170
5 - 7 - 0

175 cm
37
165
15 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Maxi Hernandez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crazy Horse!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horse connects with a crisp jab.
Hernandez throws a hook but Horse avoids it easily.
Horse is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hernandez.
Hernandez misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez misses with a jab to the body
and Horse counters with a straight right hand.
Horse throws a hook but Hernandez avoids it easily.
Horse lands with a good body shot.

Hernandez gets a clinch.
Hernandez lands a hook to the side of the head.
Horse prevents the takedown attempt.
A nice left hand lands by Hernandez.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Horse.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Horse.
Horse fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Horse tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hernandez's elbow.

Horse has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Hernandez uses from the top position.
Horse working a defensive guard here.
Hernandez tries to stand but Horse is controlling from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Horse looking for a sweep. Not yet Horse, not yet.
Horse is trying to keep Hernandez in close.
Horse looking for a sweep. Not yet Horse, not yet.
Hernandez is looking to stand up but Horse won't let him.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Horse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hernandez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hernandez does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Horse smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez connects with a single shot there.
Hernandez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Horse in his tracks.
Maxi Hernandez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Hernandez.
Hernandez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hernandez digs a good hook to Horse's body.
Hernandez throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Hernandez misses the jab.
Hernandez misses with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Horse fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Horse fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hernandez, pushing him back against the cage.
Horse lands a hook to the side of the head.

Hernandez breaks the clinch.
Hernandez throws the left hand but Horse avoids the punch easily.
Hernandez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hernandez misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Horse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hernandez misses with a looping left.
Horse looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez moves to clinch but Horse breaks away
and Horse counters with a left to the body.
Hernandez moves forwards but Horse connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Horse misses the shot to the body.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Horse.
Horse slips a jab from Hernandez.
Hernandez throws a big shot that misses.
Horse doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Hernandez rushes Horse and presses him up against the cage.
Hernandez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hernandez pushes Horse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hernandez cracks Horse with a nice body shot.
Hernandez can't find room to land a body shot as Horse controls the action.
Hernandez has Horse pushed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Horse tries to work over Hernandez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hernandez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Horse tries a body shot but Hernandez blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Horse fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Horse pushes him off.
Hernandez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Horse throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hernandez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Horse throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Horse keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hernandez lands with a cross.

Hernandez gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Horse tries a body shot but Hernandez blocks it.
Hernandez lands with a light punch inside.
Hernandez pushes Horse back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Hernandez.
Hernandez tries to work over Horse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hernandez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Horse backwards.
Horse looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Horse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Horse has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hernandez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Maxi Hernandez will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Hernandez lands with a right hand.
Horse blocks a head kick by Hernandez.
Horse lands a jab to the head.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the body from Hernandez misses
and Horse counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Horse shoots and misses
and Hernandez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Horse throws a hook but Hernandez avoids it easily.
Horse scores with a decent looking hook.
Horse thuds his right hand into Hernandez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Horse throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hernandez thuds a left hand into Horse's body.
Hernandez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Horse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Horse misses.
Horse misses with a looping left.
Hernandez looks to score with a jab to the body but Horse is just out of range.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Horse.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Horse pushes him off.
Hernandez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hernandez falls off balance throwing a combination

and Horse counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Horse throws a big elbow that misses.
Horse trying to control the position from guard on top but Hernandez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hernandez looking for subs off his back but Horse has passed one foot through into half guard.
Horse content to control rather than advance.
Hernandez is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is refusing to be controlled, as Horse sits in half guard.
Horse passes the guard and advances to mount!
Horse wants to control the pace but Hernandez is squirming around nicely.
Hernandez tries to reverse the position but Horse maintains control.
Hernandez is working hard here to advance position.
Horse can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hernandez is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hernandez slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hernandez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hernandez.

Hernandez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Horse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Horse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Horse must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Hernandez looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Horse has picked Hernandez up and slammed him! Hernandez can't keep hold of the triangle and Horse manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez is not content to let Horse control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horse is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Hernandez is trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hernandez is not content to let Horse control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Crazy Horse showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Horse misses with a wild body shot.
Good leg kick by Hernandez.
A big right from Horse misses.
Horse scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hernandez moves away from the strike by Horse.
Hernandez digs a good hook to Horse's body.
Horse misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernandez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hernandez slips under a jab.
Horse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Horse connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Horse! But no joy.
Nice cross by Horse.
Hernandez tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Horse on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez misses with a double jab.
Crazy Horse seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hernandez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hernandez has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Hernandez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Hernandez, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maxi Hernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hernandez throws a nice looking combination but Horse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Horse tries to counter by closing the distance.
Horse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hernandez throws a hook but Horse blocks it.
Horse throws a hook but Hernandez blocks it.
Hernandez misses with a wild body shot.
Hernandez takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Horse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernandez takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Horse lands a jab to Hernandez's midsection.
Hernandez buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Horse misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horse avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horse just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horse lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Hernandez moves into the clinch successfully.
Hernandez lands with a left to the head.

Hernandez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hernandez slips under a jab.
Horse throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Horse ducks under a wild hook from Hernandez.
Horse appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hernandez jabs Horse right on the nose. Horse blinks but takes it well.
Hernandez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Horse connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Horse scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Horse misses.
Hernandez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horse throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hernandez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maxi Hernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Hernandez moves into range and clinches up with Horse.
Hernandez blocks an elbow strike.
Horse misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Hernandez.

Hernandez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hernandez throws a push kick but Horse slaps the foot to one side.
The fighters circling - Hernandez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Horse circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hernandez throws a head kick that half lands.

Horse shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hernandez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Horse is pushing down on Hernandez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hernandez is fighting to maintain full guard but Horse has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hernandez is looking for a sweep. Horse is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Horse is looking to advance position but Hernandez won't allow it.
Hernandez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Horse frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hernandez is working to get back to half guard.
Horse wants to control the action but instead Hernandez gets a body lock and reverses into Horse's guard! Nice work!
Hernandez wanted to stand there but Horse had control of the position.
Horse controlling Hernandez's posture.
Hernandez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Crazy Horse.
I think Horse has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a majority draw!